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Positioning the instances in Layout editor by using SKILL

RFStuff

 Dear All,

I am trying to place copies of an instance/object ( say a simple via ) with 'x' distance separation in X-direction.

Is there any in-built feature already available in IC5141 ?

Otherwise, is there any solution ( SKILL script) already posted in the forum ? I searched but couldn't find so.

The code needs three functions:

1) Find the cordianate of the OBJECT/INSTANCE ( this I have already found in the Forum)

2) Copy the object. For this what is the SKILL function ?

3) Paste the desired distance separation ( For palcing wht is the simple SKILL function)

Couls anybody please tell regarding this.

Kind Regards,

 

 

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  • RFStuff

     Dear Andew,

    Thanks a lot for your reply.

    I treied to achieve the following:-

    I had an instance in another celview ( it is opened in another window). I want to position a copy of same object exactly with the same orientation in another cellview ( where I am currently editing).

    The instance property is as below.

     \i obj~>??
    \t (db:234826472 cellView db:234210348 objType "inst"
    \t     prop nil bBox
    \t     ((3267.184 621.047)
    \t     (3296.135 744.882)
    \t     ) children
    \t     nil groupMembers nil isAnyInst t
    \t     isShape nil matchPoints nil net
    \t     nil parent nil physConns nil
    \t     pin nil purpose "cell" textDisplays
    \t     nil assocTextDisplays nil baseName "I4"
    \t     cellName "SCAN_CHAIN_8b" instHeader db:234827644 instTerms
    \t     nil libName "SCAN_CHAIN_MANAS" master db:280855596
    \t     name "I4" numInst 1 viewName
    \t     "layout" conns nil mag 1.0
    \t     orient "MYR90" status "firm" transform
    \t     ((3293.85 742.03) "MYR90" 1.0) xy
    \t     (3293.85 742.03)
    \t )

     

    My code is as below:-

    procedure( position( libName cellName orient refpoint )
        cvId = geGetEditCellView()
        viaId = dbOpenCellViewByType(libName  cellName "layout" "maskLayout" "a")
                printf(" cell %s\n" ,  viaId~>cellName)        
                          schinst=dbCreateInst(cvId viaId nil list(0 0) "R0" 1)                
                         

        dbMoveFig(schinst cvId dbConcatTransform(list(-xCoord(lowerLeft(schinst~>bBox)):-yCoord(lowerLeft(schinst~>bBox)) "R0" 1) list(refpoint orient 1)))

    )
    ;load("~/SKILL/object_position.il")

     

    In CIW I typed the following :

     

     position( libName cellName "MYR90" b )

    Where,

    b= (3267.184 621.047) .

     

    This above did NOT work.

    Kidn Regards,

     

     

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  • RFStuff

     Dear Andew,

    Thanks a lot for your reply.

    I treied to achieve the following:-

    I had an instance in another celview ( it is opened in another window). I want to position a copy of same object exactly with the same orientation in another cellview ( where I am currently editing).

    The instance property is as below.

     \i obj~>??
    \t (db:234826472 cellView db:234210348 objType "inst"
    \t     prop nil bBox
    \t     ((3267.184 621.047)
    \t     (3296.135 744.882)
    \t     ) children
    \t     nil groupMembers nil isAnyInst t
    \t     isShape nil matchPoints nil net
    \t     nil parent nil physConns nil
    \t     pin nil purpose "cell" textDisplays
    \t     nil assocTextDisplays nil baseName "I4"
    \t     cellName "SCAN_CHAIN_8b" instHeader db:234827644 instTerms
    \t     nil libName "SCAN_CHAIN_MANAS" master db:280855596
    \t     name "I4" numInst 1 viewName
    \t     "layout" conns nil mag 1.0
    \t     orient "MYR90" status "firm" transform
    \t     ((3293.85 742.03) "MYR90" 1.0) xy
    \t     (3293.85 742.03)
    \t )

     

    My code is as below:-

    procedure( position( libName cellName orient refpoint )
        cvId = geGetEditCellView()
        viaId = dbOpenCellViewByType(libName  cellName "layout" "maskLayout" "a")
                printf(" cell %s\n" ,  viaId~>cellName)        
                          schinst=dbCreateInst(cvId viaId nil list(0 0) "R0" 1)                
                         

        dbMoveFig(schinst cvId dbConcatTransform(list(-xCoord(lowerLeft(schinst~>bBox)):-yCoord(lowerLeft(schinst~>bBox)) "R0" 1) list(refpoint orient 1)))

    )
    ;load("~/SKILL/object_position.il")

     

    In CIW I typed the following :

     

     position( libName cellName "MYR90" b )

    Where,

    b= (3267.184 621.047) .

     

    This above did NOT work.

    Kidn Regards,

     

     

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